Francis E. "
Frank"
Butler (January 30, 1847November 21, 1926) was an
Irish American marksman in
Wild West variety shows. He was married to sharpshooter
Annie Oakley. While his birth date is listed on his and Oakley's U.S. Passport application as February 25, 1852, the notice for Butler posted by the
Associated Press in 1926 has his age at death as 76 years old which would have him being born in 1850. According to Irish birth and baptism records, Butler was baptized on January 30, 1847. His parents were Michael Butler and Catherine Whelan. He was the oldest of their five children.